Tutorial 5

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Tutorial 5
(Topic 5 Measures of dispersion)
Mathematics 2
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Answer Scheme
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1.
Data A
2
4
6
6
9
10
15
52

Data B
6
8
12
16
20
20
25
36
143

Data C
2
3
4
4
8
9
10
10
19
69

For each of the above data, find the

a. Mean

Data A

Data B

Data C
2
3
4
4
8
9
10
10
19

6
8
12
16
20
20
25
36

2
4
6
6
9
10
15
Mean =

Mean

Mean

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b. Median
Data A

Data B

Data C
2
3
4
4
8
9
10
10
19

6
8
12
16
20
20
25
36

2
4
6
6
9
10
15

Median = 6

c. Mode
Data A

Data B

Data C

2
4
6
6
9
10
15

6
8
12
16
20
20
25
36

2
3
4
4
8
9
10
10
19

Mode = 6

Mode = 20

Mode = 4, 10

d. Range
Data A

Data B

Data C

2
4
6
6
9
10
15

6
8
12
16
20
20
25
36

2
3
4
4
8
9
10
10
19

Range = 15 2 = 13

Range = 36 6 = 30

Range = 19 2 = 17

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2. Rearrange the data first:

156, 166, 166, 170, 180
a. Mean

b. Median
c. Mode
3. The Distribution of the scores:
Scores
30 39
40 49
50 59
60 69
70 79
80 89
90 99

class
boundary

class
midpoint, x

Number of
students (f)

Cumulative
frequency, F

29.5 - 39.5
39.5 - 49.5
49.5 - 59.5
59.5 - 69.5
69.5 - 79.5
79.5 - 89.5
89.5 - 99.5
total

34.5
44.5
54.5
64.5
74.5
84.5
94.5

6
9
20
35
20
6
4

6
15
35
70
90
96
100
100

a. Mean:

207
400.5
1090
2257.5
1490
507
378
6330

x^2
1190.25
1980.25
2970.25
4160.25
5550.25
7140.25
8930.25

fx^2
7141.5
17822.25
59405
145608.8
111005
42841.5
35721
419545

b. Median:
Class median
Class size,

fx

59.5 69.5

)
)

c. Mode:
Class mode
Class size,
(
(

)
)

d. Mean = 63.3 < Median = 63.79 < Mode = 64.5

Negatively skewed.

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4. From the given data,

Class
intervals

Class
Boundary

Class
Median

24
57
8 10
11 13
14 16

1.5 - 4.5
4.5 - 7.5
7.5 - 10.5
10.5 - 13.5
13.5 - 16.5
Total

3
6
9
12
15

Cumulative
Frequency

Frequency
3
8
7
5
3
26

3
11
18
23
26

fx

x2

fx2

9
48
63
60
45
225

9
36
81
144
225

27
288
567
720
675
2277

a. Mean:

b. Median:

]( )

c. Mode:
[

)( )

5.
Class
intervals
20.5 20.9
21.0 21.4
21.5 21.9
22.0 22.4
22.5 22.9
23.0 23.4

Class
midpoint
20.7
21.2
21.7
22.2
22.7
23.2

Frequency
3
10
11
13
9
2

fx
62.1
212
238.7
288.6
204.3
46.4
1052.1

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Median =

ohms.

6. From the given data:

x
f
13
4
14
7
15
7
16
9
17
3
Total
30

F
4
11
18
27
30

fx
52
98
105
144
151
550

x^2
169
196
225
256
289

fx^2
676
1372
1575
2304
867
6794

7. The mean, median and mode age of students taking grade 5 piano examination:
Age, x
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total

Number of
students, f
2
8
10
15
20
8
63

x^2

fx

fx^2

2
10
20
35
55
63

81
100
121
144
169
196

18
80
110
180
260
112
760

162
800
1210
2160
3380
1568
9280

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8. The speed of 120 cars that drove through a specific sharp corner on a federal road:
Speed
(km/hr)
60 64
65 69
70 74
75 79
80 84
85 89

Class
boundary
59.5 64.5
64.5 69.5
69.5 74.5
74.5 79.5
79.5 84.5
84.5 89.5

Class midpoint,
x
62
67
72
77
82
87

x^2

No. of cars
(f)
8
14
18
40
30
10

3844
4489
5184
5929
6724
7569

Total

120

fx

fx^2

8
22
40
80
110
120

496
938
1296
3080
2460
870

30752
62846
93312
237160
201720
75690

9140

701480

9. {35, 22, 25, 23, 28, 33, 30}

X2
1225
484
625
529
784
1089
900
5636

x
35
22
25
23
28
33
30
196

( )

[
[

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10.
x
34.61
34.57
34.40
34.63
34.63
34.51
34.49
34.52
34.55
34.58
34.53
34.44
34.48
34.40

x2
1197.852
1195.085
1183.360
1199.237
1199.237
1190.940
1189.560
1191.630
1193.703
1195.776
1192.321
1186.114
1188.870
1183.360

483.34

16687.045

Mean:

MPa.

Standard deviation:

( )

MPa.
11.
Score

Number of
students

10

15

Table above shows that the data is a grouped data without class intervals.

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12. Find the range for each of the following data:

Question (a)
Question (b)
4
1.2
15
4.3
20
3.3
11
4.1
45
9.0
16
11.2
6.0
Range = 20 4
= 16

Range = 11.0 1.2

= 9.8

Question (c)
1
1
2
4
5
5
5
0
Range = 5 - 0
=5

13. 34.61, 34.57, 34.40, 34.63, 34.63, 34.51, 34.49,

34.52, 34.55, 34.58, 34.53, 34.44, 34.48, 34.40

34.61
34.57
34.4
34.63
34.63
34.51
34.49
34.52
34.55
34.58
34.53
34.44
34.48
34.4
483.34

1197.852
1195.085
1183.36
1199.237
1199.237
1190.94
1189.56
1191.63
1193.703
1195.776
1192.321
1186.114
1188.87
1183.36
16687.05

1
N

2 x 2
x

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14. 65, 85, 80, 80, 75, 90, 60, 55, 76, 80

55
60
65
75
76
80
80
80
85
90
746

Question (a)
Mean

Question (b)
Median

Question (c)
Range

15. -2, 1, -1, 2, -3, 0, 2, 1

-2
1
-1
2
-3
0
2
1
0

4
1
1
4
9
0
4
1
24

1
N

2 x 2
x

16.
Age, x
(months)
21 25
26 30
31 35
36 40
41 45
46 50
51 55

Number of
computers, f
10
35
16
14
12
10
3

x^2
23
27
33
37
43
47
53

fx

529
729
1089
1369
1849
2209
2809

230
945
528
518
516
470
159
3366

100

fx^2
5290
25515
17424
19166
22188
22090
8427
120100

1
f

2 fx 2
fx

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17.
Runner
Distance
covered
(km), x

Amir

Samy

4
Question (a): Range

Ah Kong Sudirman

36

James

Total

20

16

25

90

=62
=4

Question (b): Standard

deviation

( )

18.
X
Frequency, f
fx

5
25
4
20
100

25
625
14
350
8750

Variance

15
225
7
105
1575

10
100
3
30
300
(

[
(

7
49
2
14
98

Standard deviation

11
121
8
88
968

19.
Age (years)

Number of
workers, f

20 24
25 29
30 34
35 39
40 44
45 49
50 54

10
35
16
14
12
10
3

x^2

fx^2

22

484

220

4840

27

729

945

25515

32

1024

512

16384

37

1369

518

19166

42

1764

504

21168

47

2209

470

22090

52

2704

156

8112

3325

117275

100

fx

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20.
Length
(mm), x

x^2

10
15
20
25
30
35
40

100
225
400
625
900
1225
1600

Question (a): Mode

Frequently number of nails = 71
Mode = 25

Number
of nails, f

fx

fx^2

2
4
4
71
12
3
8
104

20
60
80
1775
360
105
320
2720

200
900
1600
44375
10800
3675
12800
74350

Question (b): Mean

Question (c): Standard deviation

( )
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